Nolan has had a long and successful career as a professional referee and as an athlete.
As a student at Central Union High School in El Centro, Ca. Nolan was named to All-Valley teams in football, basketball, baseball and track. After enlisting in the Navy and serving for 9 months in the 1940's he attended Hardin-Simmons University at Abilene, TX, and played football, basketball and golf.
His referee career began in 1952, when he refereed two exhibition games for Mexican National Team as a part of the Olympics. His passion for refereeing grew in subsequent assignments.
